Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-07-02
WOMEN AS INVENTORS
Evidence OF Their Genius in
the Patent Once.
Some Important Inventions Due to Pemi-
nine Skill and Ingenuity.

The world has not given woman due
credit for her inventive faculties Few
persons realize what an important role
she IS playing IL the designing of nu-
merous articles, useful as we'll as orna-
mental. The records of the patent Of
fee show that fully nineteen hundred
pat ents ers claimed by women. Moreover
not small NUMBER CT the patents grant
ed to men are really for ingenious de-
vices aud ideas that have originated in o
feminine brain. The women of New
York have been granted more patents
than their sisters in any other state The
women OF Massachusetts,, Ohio, Indiana
and, Wisconsin rank next in order. In
machinery women have done much. Al
most daily improvements in
sewing machines come from
her brains.s In the model
room Of the patent Office, nearly side by
side with Elias Howe's machine, is one
made by Miss Rosenthal. : It is handy
little contrivance which can be put in
lady's pocket and screwed on to any or
binary table. 1t is so dainty it looks fit
for the work room of fairy. 1t will Be
a boon to persons travelling, where it is
impossible to take a large machine. Ma
chinists pronounce it practically perfect
in construction, but it has not yet been
put upon the market.
The first submarine telescope was the
production of Mrs. Sarah B. Mather, Of
New York. Mrs. Montgomery shows a
section of war vessel provided with q
series Of iron plates 80 constructed as to
resist shot and she'll There is also in
the model room an engine of offense as
well as defense in the shape of breech-
loading gun credited to Miss Ruth
Goshan. Among the more peaceful in
ventions by women are coupling pin and
all improved railway for street cars. A
life raft is o contrivance of Mrs.
Beaseley. An appliance for raising
sunken vessels has been patented by
Mrs. Tauey, of Pennsylvania. She has
also contrived syphon propeller pump.
Mrs. Frackelton, of Milwaukee, claims
to have made 200 women self-supporting
| by means Of q useful little portable kiln
for firing decorated china. This can be
attached to any gas pipe and is an i'm
| provement in the usual method of heat
Ing, afording o much more equable
temperament. Miss Mary Broughton, O.
forming air chambers Of dental plates in
artificial teeth. Miss Amelia Bird de
sired to make noise in the world, ant
her genius scared to steam whistles.
Mrs. Caroline Brooks, of Arkansas, has
| patented some lubricating moulds j,
plaster. Mrs. Brooks will be remembered
as the butter artist at the Centennial, be
lovely creation of Iolanthc attractine
much attention. She now has q studi,
in New York.
Mrs Sarah Ames, of Massachusetts,
patented the bust of Abraham Linco!n
OF what the patent right consists doe
not clearly appear, as artists general.
consider such things creations rather tha
Inventions Mrs Cornelia Beaufort of Ohio
has patent lfe-boat to her credit. Ms
II rtha J. Coston has been very success
ful with her pyrotcchnic night signals
She IS an example Of what pluck an
perseverance can do. At the death {
her husband his papers were in chaoti
condition and his designs not fully per
fected. Unaided, she brought them I
point where they were practically va
liable and she remained almost ten yeal
introducing them in the various foreig
ports. She has been rewarded for hc
perseverance, by q fortune. Among Il
queer inventions IS al instrument f
restoring facial symmetry, By Mr.
Fanny Batche!der, Of Massachusett
The numerous patents granted to wome
include fre-escapes, dustbru~ pes, bah
tenders, devices Tor killing *assquito
and other insects, window washer
glove-fasteners, fooi-preservers, Gov
mixers, dish washers, washing N achinc
cooking-stoves, corpse prescrvers, bu
ties, face lotions aud all kinds OF ga
ments = New York World.